New School
Loosely affiliated group of high-performance surfers led by Kelly Slater, who began asserting themselves, while still teenagers, in the early 1990s. New School surfers rode thin, narrow, heavily-rockered boards; concentrated on aerial and tail-slide moves; preferred short, hollow, quick waves (making Pipeline-Backdoor, rather than Sunset Beach, the hot spot on the North Shore), and were featured i...
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New School surfers on the North Shore, 1992. Photo: Mike BalzerSubscribe to view
New School surfer Kelly Slater, 1991. Photo: Jeff DivineSubscribe to view
New School surfer Ross Williams, Pipeline, 1991. Photo: Mike BalzerSubscribe to view
New School surfer Shane Herring. Photo: Tom ServaisSubscribe to view
New School surfers on the North Shore, 1992. Photo: Mike Balzer
New School surfer Kelly Slater, 1991. Photo: Jeff Divine
New School surfer Ross Williams, Pipeline, 1991. Photo: Mike Balzer
New School surfer Shane Herring. Photo: Tom Servais